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Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach & Cheese Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast

By:Nagi
Published:27 Jun '16Updated:29 Jan '19
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An epic baked stuffed chicken breast! Slathered in tasty Italian flavours, then stuffed with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and cheese, this chicken breast is juicy and oozing with flavour. Five minutes is all it takes to prepare this with no marinating time required.

This is one of those recipes that’s so easy and versatile, you don’t even need a recipe for it.  The variation possibilities are endless in case you don’t have the exact ingredients called for, and I’ve provided a handful of ideas. So you can make this tonight with whatever you have!

Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast - slathered in Italian flavours then stuffed with spinach, sun dried tomato and cheese. 5 minutes prep, no marinating required! recipetineats.com

One of the pleasures / tortures of working in the food industry is constantly being surrounded by food. Whether on social media, research, creating and testing recipes, jobs for clients, for my monthly feature in Super Food Ideas magazine, and even when I’m with friends and family, I live and breath (and eat) food for most of my waking hours.

In fact, I see so much food that it takes something seriously good to grab my attention. And when this Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken from Yammie’s Noshery came across my radar, I jumped on it straight away. It was just meant to be. I had everything to make it, and I made it that very night. Well, a variation of it. Because – you know. That’s just what I do. I rarely stick to the script. 😉

This is one of those secret weapon recipes that tastes so ridiculously good and yet you barely need a recipe for it. In fact, these photos are all you need:

Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast - slathered in Italian flavours then stuffed with spinach, sun dried tomato and cheese. 5 minutes prep, no marinating required! recipetineats.com

The beauty of this baked stuffed chicken breast recipe is that it’s a base that you can adapt to your own taste using whatever ingredients you have. Assuming that you have chicken breast. And cheese. Because….well, you know. The end result just wouldn’t be the same if you didn’t have both of those……

So I’ve added a bunch of suggestions in the recipe notes. Basil, ricotta, feta, other pickled / marinated vegetables, frozen spinach, olives, to name a few.

I love making this with sun dried tomato because for a relatively unattractive looking shrivelled up vegetable, it packs a lot of flavour punch which is right up my alley. So I always have a jar lurking in my fridge. Just a bit of sun dried tomato can make anything so much more interesting. Think – omelettes/frittas, pastas, salads.

5 minutes prep is all it takes for this juicy flavour bomb! Made extra tasty with an Italian dressing slathered on the chicken.

The one thing I did differently from the original recipe was swapping out the bottled Italian dressing for a simple homemade Italian dressing that is thicker than what I use for salads. It’s more like a thin paste. By making it thicker than usual salad dressings, the flavour sticks to the chicken breast better which eliminates the need for marinating time.

Speed and no advance preparation is what this recipe is all about!

Sun Dried Tomato Spinach Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

I am quite particular about how I cook with chicken breast. It’s so lean, I find it either has to be marinated, or pounded thin so it cooks quickly and stays nice and juicy. I honestly have no memory of my mother cooking with chicken breast when I was growing up. Asian food is all about “dark meat” which is fattier and has more flavour – thigh fillets, wings, drumsticks. (No feet and other questionable parts for me!)

However, this method of cooking chicken breast works really well to keep it beautifully juicy. It cooks faster than a whole chicken breast even though it is stuffed because the stuffing is not as dense as chicken flesh.

And as it roasts, the juices from the sun dried tomato and cheese bastes the chicken which is already slathered in the Italian dressing, so when you take it out of the oven, you will find plenty of sauce in the skillet to pour over the chicken when you serve it.

I know I’m talking this up as a fast midweek meal, but I swear, I would happily serve this up for company too. It’s one of those crowd pleaser meals, don’t you think?? – Nagi x

Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast - slathered in Italian flavours then stuffed with spinach, sun dried tomato and cheese. 5 minutes prep, no marinating required! recipetineats.com

Juicy chicken breast slathered in Italian flavours then stuffed with spinach, sun dried tomato and cheese. 5 minutes prep, no marinating required!

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5 minutes prep is all it takes for this juicy flavour bomb! Made extra tasty with an Italian dressing slathered on the chicken.

Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 20 minutes mins
Total: 25 minutes mins
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4.92 from 70 votes
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Chicken breast slathered with an Italian dressing then stuffed with sun dried tomato, spinach and cheese. The chicken breast stays beautifully juicy because it cooks faster than whole chicken breast, even though this is stuffed. Also the juices from the sun dried tomato, cheese and Italian dressing baste the chicken as it roasts!

Ingredients

  • 6oz/180g small chicken breasts (2 pieces), boneless and skinless
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomato (oil packed. Use enough to cover the chicken, cut into strips)
  • 4 slices mozzarella cheese (or other melting cheese of choice)
  • leaves Handful of spinach
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Italian Dressing

  • 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sugar, any
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp EACH Italian mixed herbs and red pepper flakes (Note 1)
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  • Whisk together the Italian Dressing ingredients in a bowl. It will be thicker than salad dressing.
  • Cut a pocket into each chicken breast, taking care not to cut all the way though.
  • Coat the chicken (inside and out) with the Italian Dressing.
  • Place chicken on work surface. Stuff with sun dried tomato, top with cheese then finish with spinach leaves. Just stuff in as much as you can.
  • Seal with toothpicks (just stick them in on the diagonal - see photo in post).
  • Heat oil in an ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook for 1 1/2 minutes on each side, or until golden.
  • Transfer to oven and cook for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly and chicken is cooked through. Rest for 3 minutes before serving, drizzled with the juices in the skillet.

Recipe Notes:

1. Use whatever dried herbs you have - thyme, oregano, parsley, basil.
2. Typically, a 6oz/180g chicken breast (which is a small chicken breast) will take 25 minutes to roast at 180C/350F. This recipe takes less time to roast because: a) it is started on the stove; and b) because the breast is stuffed, it cooks a bit from the inside because the stuffing is not as dense as chicken flesh.
Roasting times for different chicken breast sizes (2 - 4 breasts, for more, add a few minutes) at 180C/350F:
Small 6oz/180g - 15 minutes
Medium 7 oz / 210g - 18 minutes
Large 8oz/250g - 20 minutes
3. Other ideas for stuffing: Spinach (thawed frozen spinach, excess water squeezed out), ricotta, feta, olives, other pickled / marinated vegetables, fresh herbs, bacon (of course).
4. Slightly adapted from this Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Chicken by Yammie's Noshery.
5. Nutrition is per serving, for a whole 6oz/180g chicken breast per person. If you use chicken breast much larger than this, each chicken breast can serve 2 people.Sun Dried Tomato Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast Nutrition

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 194gCalories: 416cal (21%)Carbohydrates: 10.3g (3%)Protein: 45.9g (92%)Fat: 22.2g (34%)Saturated Fat: 6.8g (43%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 15.4gCholesterol: 104mg (35%)Sodium: 791mg (34%)Fiber: 2.2g (9%)Sugar: 5.2g (6%)
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Turns out he loves sun dried tomatoes and asparagus as much as his Mama. 😉 (OK OK….he got some chicken too…..)

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PS Yes I am using chopsticks feed him. Soooooo Asian, I know…..!!!

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271 Comments

  1. Yaiza says

    December 1, 2023 at 8:33 am

    5 stars
    This was great! They take very little effort and taste awesome. Next time I’ll stuff them more, I fell a little short.

    Reply
  2. Les Courcha says

    November 6, 2023 at 8:17 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi thanks for the fantastic recipes you gave us your book is the only cookbook I refer to and I got a signed copy from your friends in NSW (my sister inlaws are jealous they only have the copy from kmart. (I think my wife is jealous too as I also brag about the great recipes you have. I remember somewhere you said that goes better with bacon. so I was making this recipee for a sibling dinner (I have 6 brothers and sisters) and I thought I would only put the dressing on the inside and then wrap it in streaky bacon to hold everything in. and wow all 14 of us loved it the inside was mushrooms pesto sundried tomatoes and mozzarella cheese slices and of course your Italian dressing. thank you for helping me to be a better cook

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    June 5, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    4 stars
    Very tasty! We used silverbeet from the garden that had been blanched and frozen. Next time I’ll make double the sauce and reserve half to pour over the breasts at the end.

    Reply
  4. Nikki says

    April 16, 2023 at 6:07 am

    Do you have to cook on pan first?

    Reply
  5. Gloria Arabitg says

    March 29, 2023 at 8:40 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe and all others recipes you has sent me…!!! I will make this one… I love all the ingredients ❤️❤️, by the way I love Dozer..🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

    Reply
  6. Andrea Keeling says

    March 28, 2023 at 8:47 am

    5 stars
    My son cooked this for me tonight, it was lovely. I will get him to make it again 😊

    Reply
  7. Heather says

    March 23, 2023 at 4:18 pm

    5 stars
    I made this exactly as the recipe stated except I had frozen spinach on hand and used it instead of fresh. It was absolutely delicious and everyone enjoyed it, including the three guests we had over for dinner.

    Reply
  8. Jules says

    January 22, 2023 at 4:56 pm

    5 stars
    Made it for a family gathering … loved it!

    Reply
  9. Marcelle says

    January 11, 2023 at 9:29 pm

    5 stars
    Cooked this tonight. Everyone loved it, even my teenagers! Thank you

    Reply
  10. Terry says

    October 30, 2022 at 10:21 pm

    Following up from 24 Oct.– I made slow cooker pulled pork instead!

    Now, as for this recipe, I sat and walked my non-cooking son through it. Even though the pockets were a bit obliterated, it turned out grand. We added a shaved slice of ham and enclosed the cheese & tomatoes in that- then slid it into the pocket so the closed end of the ham pillow faced the inside of the breast, then added spinach. It really helped to keep it all inside. I decided after the quick fry, to loosely stand and bake the breasts toothpick-edge up, in a glass loaf pan (didn’t want to lose the stuffing bits). Worked a treat! xx

    Reply
  11. Terry says

    October 24, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Hey Nagi!

    Any chance this would work with thick pork chops which have been marinated in your pork marinade? I have about 1.5 kilo in the freezer as we speak- lol.

    I have fresh spinach, shredded ham, basil paste (no dried tomatoes, tho), and cheddar/ricotta/grana padano cheeses. Watcha think?

    Reply
  12. Ms Lalani Hyatt says

    October 16, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    I love all of your variations on stuffed chicken breast Nagi. Tonight I’m using a cheese I found recently – Wenslydale with cranberries, and some fresh spinach. I use cooking twine rather than toothpicks for ease of turning the breasts to brown in the pan. Thanks again for another quick, easy delish dinner recipe 🙂

    Reply
  13. Tami S says

    April 13, 2022 at 12:30 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing! I knew I would like this but was a little surprised by my husbands response. One bite and and he said, “wow! The flavor is amazing!”
    The only thing I did differently was take the advice from another comment on here and used your baked panko for a crust and baked the chicken in the oven without searing in the pan. Absolutely amazing dish!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 13, 2022 at 1:46 pm

      Woo hoo that’s great Tami!! I am glad that you both liked it! N x

      Reply
  14. Tami S says

    April 13, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing! I knew I would like this but was a little surprised by my husbands response. One bite and and he said, “wow! The flavor is amazing!”
    The only thing I did differently was take the advice from another comment on here and used your backed panko for a crust and backed the chicken in the oven without searing in the pan. Absolutely amazing dish!

    Reply
  15. Bonnie says

    March 27, 2022 at 11:49 am

    5 stars
    super recipe

    Reply
  16. Evelyn Irwin says

    March 26, 2022 at 10:58 am

    5 stars
    I made this tonight. Dipped in egg and breadcrumb and cooked in the air fryer. Four stuffed breasts, 390 for 20 minutes. Absolutely delicious. I will be using my new air fryer for more of you recipes.

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 22, 2022 at 1:57 pm

      Thanks for the air fryer tip. Going to try it tonight

      Reply
  17. Rod says

    February 24, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    Hi Nagi, I am going away in a group of 10 people and as space in the pan would be an issue I was wondering if I could cook the fillets in batches and put them in a pre heated baking dish to cook them all at once?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 25, 2022 at 12:09 am

      Yes you can Rod – that’s how we do it when prepping dishes like this at scale for RecipeTin Meals! N x

      Reply
  18. Tara says

    February 7, 2022 at 12:19 pm

    I have tried this recipe a couple of times. I just recently developed a newfound love for butcher’s twine. It is a game changer fro things like this

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 7, 2022 at 3:54 pm

      There are some things that every kitchen should have and that’s one of them! N x

      Reply
  19. Natashya says

    January 13, 2022 at 2:46 am

    The recipe is fabulous!!

    Reply
  20. Nikki Cuda says

    January 11, 2022 at 6:11 am

    Has anyone made this with provolone cheese?

    Reply
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